Design (The Arts)

by Catherine Mc Dermott (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1989

  $123.09

  The series The Arts is international and multicultural in outlook. Each title takes a look at the history of the art, the traditions, social aspects, and specific forms and movements, besides reference to personalites and the application of art today. This book looks at the application of artistic skills and techniques to the manufacture of everyday items, and follows its historical development from the Industrial Revolution to the present day. It offers advice on careers in design and lists various museums and galleries where examples of design can be seen.

• New

  Paperback
  2007

  $31.51

  A student's guide to design and its practice, theory and history, this book includes topics such as international design and design theory.

• New

  Hardcover
  2007

  $130.08

  A guide to design - its practice, its theory and its history. It explores key topics including: international design - from Europe to Africa; design history - from Art Nouveau to punk; sustainable design, recycling and green design theory - from semiotics to gender, to postcolonialism; and design technology, graphic design and the web.